A/E Potentially Liable to Contractor for Defective Design Documents
Contractor Claims against Design Professionals,Defective Specifications,Economic Loss Doctrine,Specifications (Defective),Third
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A general contractor sued a project architect, alleging that the architect prepared erroneous design documents knowing that the project owner would supply them to the successful bidder who would be injured if they were inadequate. An appellate court held the allegations were sufficient to establish a special relationship between the parties, thus permitting the suit [...]
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Insurance Carrier Had No Duty to Defend Engineer in Wrongful Death Action Based on Trench Collapse
CGL Professional Exclusion,Insurance Disputes,Site Safety,Third
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An engineer’s general liability insurance carrier (“Utica Insurance”) refused to defend a suit against the engineer arising out of the death of a laborer (“Lindsley”) in a trench collapse. It contented that the claim was excluded from coverage. The trial court’s declaratory judgment in favor of the engineer against the insurance carrier was reversed on [...]
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